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Time to find out more about Minnesota

By Herb Gould
Special to ESPN.com

Wednesday, September 24, 2003

It's still hard to say how good the unbeaten Gophers are because of their no-contest nonconference schedule. But they turned up their defense a notch in a 48-14 rout of Louisiana-Lafayette after being chided by coach Glen Mason for poor tackling in last week's 42-20 win at Ohio. "We played a lot better than we've been playing,'' Mason said of a defense that forced two turnovers while holding Lafayette to 204 yards, including only 50 rushing yards. One thing that Minnesota has after poundi ...

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